No relief for Swiss Timing

Swiss Timing is an accused for allegedly getting a contract illegally and causing a loss of over Rs 90 crore to the exchequer.

Seeking a stay on possible coercive measures against it that may be ordered by the trial court,the Swiss firm had approached the High Court and alleged that it had not been served any summons as per the law dealing with offshore companies and,as a result,could not appear in the trial court.

The firm alleged that the CBI did not send the translated version of documents,along with the summons,to Swiss Timing and it was violative of international laws.

The CBI,however,had opposed the plea of Swiss Timing,saying that it had served summonses to Swiss Timing in the manner prescribed under the treaty between the two countries but as the firm was under the jurisdiction of Switzerland,it would take time in bringing it to the jurisdiction of the Indian court.

Sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and other co-accused are charged with illegally granting the Time Scoring and Results contract to Swiss Timing,causing a loss of over Rs 90 crore to the exchequer.

Shifting of trial rejected

The District Judge on Monday refused to transfer the trial of a CWG-related corruption case out of a special CBI court after an “unpleasant situation”,created due to a defence counsel accusing the court of not conducting a fair trial. “Merely because an unpleasant incident had taken place,the same does not warrant transfer of case,” District Judge Sunita Gupta said.